Little Al

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  1. Posted

    I don't think anyone wanting hot pink is worried about classy. Just really LOUD lol

     

    This might be an opportunity to learn how to paint a sign  ;D

     

    Make a vinyl stencil out of 631 (easy to pull off) and then paint the design onto the glass.

     

    UV colors don't last because of the very thing that makes them work.  They absorb ultraviolet light and emit visible light and since they need to absorb UV to make them look bright, they don't have the integral UV protection that most vinyls have and so they break down very quickly.  If you put them on the inside of UV blocking glass, they'll lose a lot of their "punch" because there will be a limited amount of UV light getting to them to excite the chemicals that emit those bright colors.

     

    There is a beauty shop that opened here in town last year and their front window is done with several painted fluorescent colors and they have held up OK over the past 6-7 months, but no idea how long they'll last.

     

    If he's only wanting the door sign done in hot pink fluorescent, buy a 10 yard roll, cut as many extra copies as you can out of the one roll and tell him you'll need to come back every few months to replace and offer him a deal on an ongoing subscription for replacement signage...  >:D

     

     

     

    For that matter you can just make a sign and hang it behind the door and let it show threw.

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    Well best you can do is an outside application plus I'd cut white first and lay it down as a stroke or outline then apply your pink over top. Many other way you can go is put black down the same way as a stroke then apply gold letters and it will pop nicely and last as well as look classy. Other letter colors can be white, silver etc. anything that's going to make the lettering pop and be readable.

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    I was just going to say the same thing, you might be lucky to get 2 or 3 months out of it. I done jobs in the past that were only up for 2 months and Uv Rays sure do a number rather quickly on the material. I'd advise the client of this and try to talk to something long term. Educate and sell.

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    The stars on the flag should always be towards the front of the vehicle, ie direction of travel.

    Your 100 percent correct, drives me batty seeing all the incorrect ones on public safety equipment. Only exception is if the flag is on a pole then it may fly either way but must be attached to a pole,

    Free standing always star and bars forward! Great reply Ez!

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    What would you charge for this 3' X 6' coroplast and cut vinyl?

    As much as your area can bear, everyone is a bit different due to cost of living, shop hourly rate etc. I was going to say 95.00 plus gourmets or anything extra but If you 5 a sq. your at 90 so they were close either way.

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    Glad flipping it over helped you out, couldn't be to many things and that was the next to check. Don't forget to mirror your image also for shirts etc.

    Also agree with the others that you can get way more detail out of an image with heat press material rather than normal vinyl. The is a small learning curve but not a bad one and also there are a few really good clips on utube for folks doing a walk threw step by step. You'll catch on hang in there.

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    Good day everyone, I was wondering if someone might happen to have a vector of tailgate chevrons that I might be able to use to save a bit of time please. Just the pattern wound be wonderful I'll be more than happy to resize etc. just in a bit of a bind. 

    Many thanks and sorry to bug anyone.

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    I agree about the age, it's worthless if it sat on a shelve for years. If you can even cut it and apply it the dry glue will not hold the graphic for long.  Plus I'd look and make sure your getting full rolls or partial rolls.  Also easy enough to look up the material cost prices but I too would go a buck and a half. What's he going to do with it? Sit on it?

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    Hi folks, I'm trying to make a slow comeback and while I was off sick for the past years I was reading about this heat press material. Now for 20 years now I've been a sign maker but never messed with this stuff. I got a hold of some to try and it didn't bad job. Now I've also been in ems for 25 years and a director and my best friend wants to buy 20 or 30 "Job shirts" which are just work sweatshirts for work and wants me to do the back and a badge on the left breast. Him providing the garments what's a fair price to charge him? I'm out of my comfort zone, Signs I'd fire a number right out. So I'll cut it, weed it and heat press it on. Any advise on what a number should be? Friend or not I have to make something for my time

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